Stretching the Boundaries of a Series

Stretching the Boundaries of a Series

When I wrote Deadly Secrets, the first book in my Mapleton Mystery series, I chose to use three Point of View characters, something I’d only done once before (Danger in Deer Ridge). However, even though Deadly Secrets was a mystery, not a romantic suspense, the villain wasn’t a POV character. And, because Megan and Justin, two of the three characters were “civilians”, the book had a “cozy feel” according to readers and reviewers.

However, my goal was to w...